Summary

The Sioux Falls VA Health Care System is recruiting (1) permanent - full-time Advanced Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care (PACT). The Advanced Nurse Practitioner executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership - experience - and creative approaches to management of complex patient care.

Duties

• The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers
• This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest
• As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care - you will operate in a model with three core elements - seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran
• This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community
• This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being
• Duties of the Advanced Practice Nurse - Primary Care PACT include: Reviews consults - completes patient history - examination - diagnosis - treatment and education for new and follow up patient visits
• Documents in SOAP (Subjective - Objective - Assessment - Plan) format - respond to Clinical Reminders - and order appropriate lab tests and studies by Provider Order Entry
• Responsible for interpreting as appropriate and the implementation of results & recommendations from studies ordered
• Initiates and adjusts medications as medically necessary - practices & maintains skills in EKG - and recommends appropriate follow up
• Completes electronic encounter for each visit and conducts telephone clinics and responds to patient phone calls as appropriate
• Respects time commitments - provides customer service appropriate to VA standards - and provides patient care through face to face visits and other modalities (group clinics - telephone clinics - secure messaging - etc.)
• Performs oversight of primary care clinical studies to include appropriate scheduling of patients - patient flow - safety - quality management - capacity - backlogs - results reporting - wait times - and consults
• Utilizes PACT and ACA principles - assists in meeting Performance Measures for Primary Care outpatient clinics - and coordinates care for patients as appropriate between specialty medicine - mental health - surgical/surgical sub-specialty - extended care and rehabilitation - community - and other ancillary services
• Maintains awareness of costs incurred for fee basis - contracting - and VA care
• Balances costs and productivity with quality patient care and customer service
• Participates in Peer Review and works as a team with medical doctor - nursing - technicians - administration - lab - pharmacy - dieticians - and ancillary staff
• Serves on committees - teams - workgroups - and chart reviews as requested/approved by administration
• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards Pay: Competitive salary - regular salary increases - potential for performance awards Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave - 13 days of sick leave - 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory Work Schedule: Monday - Friday - 7:30am - 4:00pm
• Additional information may be provided during an interview
• Telework: Ad-hoc only
• Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• EDRP: This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program
• You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment
• Program Approval - award amount (up to $200 -000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application
• Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.